Indigo Earth: Japanese Shibori & Kasuri Textiles, showing at Galería La Mano Mágica, M. Alcalá 203, Centro Oaxaca, Nov. 16-19, 2016. Also known as Batik dyeing and Ikat weaving, the opening reception is on Nov. 16, 3-4:30pm and demonstrations held on Nov. 17-19, 1-2pm each day. I will be interpreting the demonstrations, selling textiles and exhibiting a couple of my artwork.
Art Exchange: Mexico (Mexican Print Group Show). November 8, 2016-December 8, 2016 at Rust-En-Vrede Gallery in South Africa.
Cordial Invitation to:
Feria Gráfica Oaxaca 2016
October 31 & November 1
11am-9pm
Opening reception: October 31, 7pm-9pm
Taller Espacio Alternativo:
Porfirio Díaz 413, Colonia Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez, between Allende & M. Bravo
Buy print art and meet the gráfica community in Oaxaca! There will also be printmaking workshops (see schedule in the poster below, contact the instructors to sign up), a raffle for a chance to win a print (proceeds go to the production and promotion of the event), and organic Japanese food for sale made by Sanpo (Sato Osada). During the opening reception, we will have beer, mezcal, savory appetizers, aguas de sabores, and desserts–all free from our sponsors Cuish, La Popular and Mina’s Repostería Fina. We will also have live music by Oto Asobi (natural-acid-folk), an acoustic duo of Ricardo Viegas and Sato Osada. Please share our event: https://www.facebook.com/feriagraficaoaxaca/ and invite all your friends!
Opening reception: October 14, 2016 at 7pm. Tingladography: Constitución 213, Colonia Centro, Oaxaca de Juárez, México.
Publication: Faultline: Journal of Arts and Letters, University of California, Irvine, Spring 2016, Volume 25, Art Director: Bryce Lillmars, Publisher: McNaughton & Gunn, Saline, MI.
“De Traje,” group show at Taller Bambú, Oaxaca, México. Opening reception: July 2, 2016 at 2pm. Exhibited until August 6, 2016.
In collaboration with Galería Arte de Oaxaca, IKAL Arte Contemporáneo and Central Hoteles. Opening reception: June 15, 2016, 7:30pm, at Hotel Zócalo Central, 5 de Mayo #65, Centro Historico, Mexico City.
Exposición Colectiva “COLORES Y TEXTURAS EN MÉXICO,” que se llevará a cabo el Miércoles 15 de Junio a las 19:30 hrs. en el Hotel Zócalo Central, en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México. Esta exposición se realiza con el trabajo conjunto de Central Hoteles, Ikal Arte Contemporáneo y Galería Arte de Oaxaca; creando de esta manera, una sinergia entre turismo, cultura, educación y arte; y buscando generar un proyecto turístico que promueva el arte y cultura como parte fundamental de Central Hoteles.
Group exhibition of artists producing in Oaxaca, Mexico. Opening reception: May 6, 2016, 6pm, at The Front, 147 W San Ysidro Blvd., San Ysidro, CA. Casafamiliar.org. 
PRINTMAKING FROM THE SOUTH
OAXACA – SAN DIEGO – GRABADOS
Colección de grabados de los talleres Rufino Tamayo, de Oaxaca, México, y The Midway Printmakers de San Diego California.
Oaxaca y San Diego, ciudades al sur de sus respectivos países, ambas con una vibrante escena artística y una fuerte tradición del grabado, conectadas gráficamente en esta exhibición.
La mística y la poética oaxaqueña se reflejan en esta colección de trabajos de la actual generación de artistas del Taller Rufino Tamayo, el cual abrió sus puertas hace 42 años, y entre sus fundadores se cuentan renombrados Juan Alcázar y Francisco Toledo. Además la exhibición incluye también obras del taller The Midway Printmakers, que ha sido impartido en el West City Campus, en San Diego California desde hace 32 años por Sfona Pelah, artista visual que ha trabajado gran parte de su obra usando técnicas de grabado y ha dedicado muchos años a enseñar y diseminar información sobre el grabado.
La exhibición se inaugura el 6 de Mayo del 2016 y estará mostrándose a lo largo del mes de Mayo en The Front Gallery, dentro del marco del festival Fronteras, realizado por Casa Familiar en San Ysidro, California.
The Front Arte & Cultura, punto de encuentro y un puente que a través del arte conecta y genera lazos entre comunidades, enriqueciendo asimismo a la comunidad fronteriza de San Ysidro.
PRINTMAKING FROM THE SOUTH
OAXACA – SAN DIEGO – GRABADOS
Collection of prints from the workshops: Rufino Tamayo in Oaxaca, Mexico, and The Midway Printmakers in San Diego California.
Oaxaca and San Diego, each one located south of their respective country, both with a vibrant arts scene and a strong printmaking tradition, connected graphically in this exhibit.
Oaxacan mysticism and poetics are reflected in this collection of works by the current generation of artists of the Rufino Tamayo Workshop, which opened 42 years ago and among its founders counted with renowned Juan Alcazar and Francisco Toledo. In addition, the exhibition also includes works by The Midway Printmakers Workshop, which has been held at the West City Campus, in San Diego California for 32 years by Sfona Pelah, visual artist who in most of her artwork has used printmaking techniques, and has spent many years teaching and disseminating printmaking techniques information .
The exhibition opens on May 6, 2016 and will be shown throughout May 2016 at The Front Arts & Culture Gallery, within the framework of the Festival Fronteras conducted by Casa Familiar in San Ysidro, California.
The Front Arts & Culture, a meeting point and a bridge that connects communities through art and creates bridges between them while enriching the border community of San Ysidro.
MIDWAY PRINTMAKERS – SAN DIEGO
Elizabeth Sutton
Julie Silva
Callie Mack
Christine Calvano
Christian Anderson
Deirdre Lee
Maryam Parto
Sfona Pelah
Susan Freed
TALLER RUFINO TAMAYO – OAXACA
Michelle D’Argent
Yoshi Nakagawa
Oswaldo Ramírez
Sadot Ramos
Felipe Cárdenas
Alejandro Levi
David Mexicano
Xabier González
Alma Patiño
Fred Chávez
Cristóbal Montoya
Raúl Cervantes
Monica Indelicato
Nélida Galindo
Uriel Marín
David Jiménez
Orlando González
Ana Destrucción
Ricardo Viegas
Julio Morales
Jesse Toscano
Jesús Pérez.
Curated by Francisco Eme
Relief printmaking workshop (in Spanish) for youth and adults, Mondays and Fridays 4pm-7pm, 4 April 2016-29 April 2016. Sign up at the MUFI store, limit of 15 students, 200 pesos. (Sorry, the tools shown on the poster are not relief printmaking tools!)
Opening reception: Friday, 1 April 2016, 7pm at Galería Shinzaburo Takeda, Centro Histórico, Oaxaca. Other free erotic events to follow for the month of April!
Link to newspaper article in El Imparcial
Yoshi Nakagawa 